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A New Release of Palmistry for All
I didn’t write this book, but I did help the editorial staff at Darkerwood on this, and I did the formatting for the print versions. It’s a really great classic text, so check it out! You can get this version HERE on AMAZON or on BARNES & NOBLE Learn the basics of cheiromancy and how numerology and astrology play a…
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Exercise Tips for Busy Writers (And Other Desk-Jockeys)
Any writer knows that a sedentary lifestyle is the enemy of creativity. Nevertheless, it can be hard to find the time and motivation to exercise when you’re trying to meet a deadline. The following will help you make exercise a part of your writing routine. The benefits of exercise for writers: It’s no secret that leading a sedentary lifestyle can…
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Indie Authors: Don’t Get Scammed
Dear Fellow Indie Authors, I care about you and and we need to have a talk. We need to talk about why the beginners among us are such easy targets for scams and bullshit. As you know, independently publishing your work does come with some legitimate expenses. But it also comes with a bunch of scam artists trying to take…
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Writing Organizations
I haven’t written a post about writing organizations since 2013, and my view of them has changed a bit since then. So, I thought I’d write a new post about how to choose the best writing organizations at each point in your career. Every writing organization has something it does well and focuses on, and it’s important to be in…
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New Release: Aiming for Trouble
Everyone has their Daemons. I just happen to have more than most. I’m Samigina Montgomery. Middle-aged, former event planner to the stars, and witch-in-denial. At forty-five, I’ve just inherited a house full of ghosts, a talking cat named Sebastian, the family grimoire, and a barn with a body in it. Now that I’ve meddled in the killer’s affairs and discovered…
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Whose Book is it Anyway?
Recently I was asked how many times I’ve incorporated reader suggestions into my books and how much my readers dictate where my stories go. To be honest, I can’t give you an exact number of times I’ve incorporated a fan’s suggestion(s). I do it every so often. I did a poll for Inherited Djinn (Djinn & Bourbon #1) and let…
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A Writer’s Priority is Writing – Not Managing ALL the Social Media.
Today, I (and many other writers) received a survey from a marketing mentor asking about TikTok. Apparently, this is the direction advertising and selling books is heading. Mind you, for a young, tech-savvy fifty-year-old, I am perfectly comfortable with video, including platforms like TikTok. Chatting with an audience is easy if I know in advance what I want to say.…
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Had to Bump the Schedule
Aiming for Trouble will not be coming out until the end of June now. I apologize to my readers for that. I had no choice but to bump the release date because I have so much going in in April/May that I wanted to make sure the book got a proper edit, which didn’t look like it was going to…
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Djinn & Bourbon Series Debut!
Inherited Djinn: Book One Every family has that one crazy story… My name is Bill MacPhegor and I had no idea my wallflower Uncle Harold was the last Protectorate of the Vessels in a long family legacy spanning centuries. That is until my uncle is found dead, electrocuted in the middle of nowhere, and I inherit my uncle’s meager estate. Now, with…